| Show OLDTIME AMERICAN PLUCK How a Spanish Scheme Was Upset at Vera Cruz Washington June 10A second ce of an attempt to transfer coal from an American vessel to a Spanish merchantman mer-chantman In Mexico has brought out the old time pluck of an American sea captain The COOton American schooner schoon-er Clara A Fhinney of New Bedford some days ago was authorized to clear with 700 tons of coal from Mobile to Vera Cruz on affidavits of reliable citizens cit-izens of Mobile that the coal was destined de-stined for railroad purposes On reaching reach-ing Vera Cruz Captain Phinney was directed by L Jonblanc his consignee to place his vessel alongside the Spanish Span-ish steamer Maria Herrera In the presence of a group of excited Spanish sympathizers Captain Ihlnncy untly refused declaring with emphasis that no vessel in his charge should ever Its alongside a ship bearing the flag of his countrys enemy much less supply her twith even a pound of coal The cP lain with a crowd at his heels marched to the American consulate and notified the consul and wrote at once to General Gen-eral Spauldlng acting secretary that he had placed himself under American protection Exports of coal to Mr Jon blanc of Vera Cruz will cease The departmtnt will undertake to fix fl sponslbllity and punishment for the deed |
